Taking a knee

By well-wisher

Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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Taking a knee;
making a stand
for what they believe in;
true love of their land.
 
For truth and for justice
against violent hate.
Its true patriots like this
who make Nations great.
 
Not the smug men who squat
in positions of power;
who hurl down cheap comments
for mobs to devour.
 
Who use flags and symbols
to serve their own ends
but attack those who, freedom
and rights, would defend.
 
And they kneel 'cause they know
that the anthems we sing
without freedom or justice
are meaningless things.
 
They kneel and respect
what their country stands for;
true American eagles,
they kneel and they soar.
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Submitted by airyfairy on

I've seen a few interviews with the players over the last couple of days and what strikes me is how intelligent, articulate and dignified they are, compared with the president of their country.  I know the NFL is not a collection of saints, to put it mildly, but on this occasion they are taking a much needed lead.  I loved the last two lines of this.